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Psalms 118:17

118:16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

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I will not die, but live, and declare Yah’s works.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

118:18 The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

What does Psalms 118:17 mean?

Psalms 118:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מוּת (mûwth), חָיָה (châyâh), סָפַר (çâphar).

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I
shall
not
die,מוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
but
live,חָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
and
declareסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
the
worksמַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăseh/mah-as-eh'/H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of
the
LORD.יָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:17.

1 Kings 13:11

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

2 Kings 8:5

And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

2 Samuel 8:2

And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

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What does Psalms 118:17 say?

Psalms 118:17 (King James Version) reads: "I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD."

Is Psalms 118:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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